Alright this should kind of show my main idea: three kids discover a big mistical temple. Even challenge preffers micro world I just can't resist for the size in this challenge theme. This image will be evolving in my progress of course, so in the end it may differ a lot from my sketch, anyway I hope you've got an idea...

...Good luck to everyone!

Vedic-kings

03-04-2006, 07:53 PM

Wow, nice sketch!

Good luck!

hobo

03-04-2006, 07:53 PM

nice image ..

kary

03-05-2006, 01:46 AM

Very nice sketch. As you implied there the challenge guidelines sound like they're looking for something different, but maybe just putting some distance between the kids/statues and the temple would do it? Either way really lovely start :)

MattGyver

03-05-2006, 05:22 AM

Cool. I like it. Although, the top of the temple seems rather boring. The hourglass type shape doesn't really do it for me, but I'm sure you'll do something great with it. Always do. :beer:

CryingHorn

03-05-2006, 11:44 AM

Vedic kings, hobo: thank you :)

kary: yeah as I said before the layout in 3d will be quite different, I'll try to match everything to suit the image, this sketch shows much the main idea rather the image I see in my mind, thanks.

Hey Matthew I totaly agree with you about the temple, I know it looks like a peace of plastic toy for now, it's because I'm not skilled enough in drawing yet to express what I see in my mind. The top of (and the whole) temple will look a lot different when I'll come up with the modeling :twisted: , thanks for viewing friend!

monsitj

03-08-2006, 02:55 AM

Hi ! how are you man! nice to see you again , nice concept ! and like you said your 3d work will be evolve into nice piece of art for sure! wanna see cool pattern design and detail modeling from you once again! good luck!:bowdown:

mmoir

03-08-2006, 03:15 AM

Hey Andrius,

Wow, the sense of scale in this is immense. :thumbsup: I look forward to your use of colors and updates.

CryingHorn

03-09-2006, 05:01 PM

Hi Monsitj, thanks for warm words friend! Nice to see you too. Yeah this time I'll have less free time but I hope I'll make everything in time and without compromises :twisted: . See you soon and once again good luck to you too! :scream:

Thanks mmoir, I hope I'll be able to transfer that sense of scale even more in 3d layout :) I just hope... I'll make it in time...

Some progress soon ;)

madshooter

03-12-2006, 12:53 PM

Hey dude nice to see you in this challenge:) Now thats a great concept, I like it very much

Started the body, made some tweaks on head to make it look more "cat look". Sorry for slow progress, have problems with time this time.

CryingHorn

03-26-2006, 10:32 PM

Gunilla and megabytes2004: thank you guys for a support, I hope I'll finish this one in time :)

glenn23

03-26-2006, 11:07 PM

I've been waiting. Good to see you moving forward. Looks beautiful.

authentic

03-27-2006, 07:56 AM

excellent modeling start. the head is really cool but you can work the legs more I think.

CryingHorn

03-27-2006, 10:06 AM

glenn23: Hi man nice to see you droping by, thanks! Yeah I don't want to give up though my circumstances are really forces me to do that...

authentic: Yup this is just the start, lots of work is still waiting, thanks ;)

handlebar

03-27-2006, 11:24 AM

I am looking forward to this, fantastic start on the modeling, the big cat looks very regal. Bravo.

shakes

03-27-2006, 11:29 AM

Beautiful exaggerated form to the cat..so gracefull! congrats

MattGyver

03-27-2006, 06:30 PM

Hey. Sorry I've been neglectful in following your progress. The statue is looking great. Perhaps one of these days I'll learn how to do quality organic modeling like that. I'm not going to hold my breath though. :) Anyway, I can't wait to see how everything falls together.

BrianC

03-28-2006, 12:04 AM

Great character, i realy like the the style you gived to the cat

CryingHorn

03-28-2006, 03:01 PM

handlebar, shakes, BrianC, MattGyver Thank you all I'm happy that you liked :D

Anyway, I can't wait to see how everything falls together.

By the way now there are some changes. I'm thinking of giving a different mood to my image and I also have some thoughts on making kind of a huge monument instead of temple representing the gate to the sky somewhere.. well like the journey begins you know...

Yes the body is too long, I made that inentionally so they would look taller. I'm still not happy with them too, though I think I know what's wrong with them. Also, yeah, the body still needs some work.

...it seems to organic for sculptures imho.

I was thinking about that too, I don't know, there are actually sculptures like that, even Tigrenka's references profs that.

...It brings height in composition
Yes thanks that's the reason I've made them so long...

Thank you all for c&c They'll sure be useful. Now I want to jump on other image parts, I want to have a base image of my picture. See you

mmoir

04-01-2006, 07:51 PM

Hi Andrius,

The cats are looking cool:thumbsup: , I do think they could have more definition on their backs. I am thinking they need a tail , and that the tail could form a railing to steps that go into the temple . Just a thought. Great job so far .

ah love the new update =) the pattern under the creatures are looking good... if you add this kind of detail everywhere its going to look really great! the back legs on the creatures look a bit off... but i might just not know their anatomy well enough heh... great work!

Your opinion, c&c are very welome
see you soon and thanks for watching

Gunilla

04-14-2006, 05:56 PM

Really nice looking ornaments - you're up to a huge task if you're going to cover everything with them. It's cool you're modeling them and not using maps :thumbsup:
I like the size of the cats too - didn't know they where going to be that big... impressive really!
The shapes streching up on each side of the sphere looks like it could be there tails, is it?

CryingHorn

04-19-2006, 04:11 PM

Gunilla thanks, nice to see you here, about the tails: no they won't, but the idea is actually really interesting :wip: , The last layout looks total crap to me so I'm making the new one right now. While I'm still not sure exactly what I want, I can't go any further :( , also I don't have much free time this time so I'm moving really slowly, hope to find the proper (or at least decent) layout soon. See you :wavey:

glenn23

04-19-2006, 04:44 PM

Once again I love your elegant style! Can't wait to see the new layout.

CryingHorn

04-20-2006, 03:54 PM

Thanks Glenn, nice to see you dropping by :beer:

oceanbluesky

04-21-2006, 09:18 PM

Nice work, especially with the stylized HUGE cats...really like it that you were creatively bold enough to make them so enormous. Very different and interesting. Look forward to seeing more!

Finished Panthers, or tigers or cheetahs or whatever... anyway mostly chetahs references were used, I think that proportions now looks quite good, since I really wanted to look them unaturally tall. See ya

Thanks Gunilla, it's always nice to hear a good word from you :thumbsup:

oceanbluesky

05-01-2006, 12:26 AM

Beautiful! Absolutely beautiful, Andrius....you know I'm unsure of course if this is your intent for the final image, but, the way you have made the larger (huge) four shapes surrounding the centerpiece float in the air, or at least appear to float, adds quiet a bit of intrigue...especially given their enormity.

Hey Andrius, love the ridges you've placed on the petal structures, especially those reaching into the temple...very beautiful. --Did you take away those four huge pillars? (I kind of like those things....). Looking forward to more, good luck!

CryingHorn

05-03-2006, 04:50 PM

Thanks Eric for your opinion and comments, those four shapes will sure be. They will be standing on the ground reaching the sky, they were in the air because they are only dummies so far... :D

oceanbluesky

05-03-2006, 05:32 PM

Great! Kind of liked the thought that they were floating, too, but I'm sure I'll be into this final image. Good luck!

Dironik

05-03-2006, 06:32 PM

Very graceful and very well choosed proportions. Good luck! Keep on!

glenn23

05-03-2006, 08:35 PM

Reminds me a bit of the Sydney opera house or a Frank Gehry concert hall, but even more beautiful. You have a rare gift. Always a fan.

mmoir

05-04-2006, 12:56 AM

Hey Andrius,

I really like the architectural modeling here , great job.:thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: . You really have a knack for the ornamental type modelling too. Keep up the great job.

kary

05-04-2006, 02:16 AM

Brings to mind flowers, but with the enormous weight of a huge amount of concrete and steel, nicely done :)

Started to make my characters. To make clothes I used simcloth directly on biped poses and then fixed them manualy. They will be small in the image, but in original size they should be seen just a bit smaller then now I think...

CryingHorn

05-05-2006, 12:11 AM

oceanbluesky Yeah we'll see how it will develop ;)

Deser Thanks man :)

glenn23 Yeah I know that building, Frank Gehry is a real talent, his all architectural buildings are amazing. Can't say sydney opera didn't inspired me indeed, thanks for dropping by it's nice to see you :D

mmoir thanks, worried a bit about how those ornaments will look on my columns, oh well, we'll see...

kary When I was sketching for ideas the concept actually looked more like a flower on my paper, I even got some references of roses :D I thought that when I started to model it lost that "flower look". I guess not.. thanks for seeing it.. :wavey:

Ok it's almost completed, still needs some tweaking mnd minor fixes. I'll take them after I make my collumns and put everything in layout.

Dodgeas3d

05-08-2006, 04:55 PM

Hey cool updates!
I like your level of details. I agree with glen about that opera house :) it realy reminds.... Keep it going, its not that much time left ;) Im on fire right now....

rasamaya

05-08-2006, 06:18 PM

Fantastic! your almost done, and thanks for the updates.

Your architecture reminds me of the giant Lotus temple in New Deli, India. I was gifted to see it from the top of a building, during sunrise. mmm great reminder. thanks. It makes me want to travel again! I will travel to your thread to see more updates soon!

rasamaya I've searched Lotus temple on google, wow it looks awesome, I'd like to see it too from above in real, wonderfull architecture, thanks :scream:

sathe

05-09-2006, 03:10 PM

Looks really good and there is a strong atmosphere in the render.
Good luck and have fun finishing :)

MattGyver

05-09-2006, 06:25 PM

Amazing as always, my friend. The level of detail and originality of your images never ceases to amaze me. :applause: I have nothing to critique.

rasamaya

05-09-2006, 07:22 PM

Wow, sorry, but really- wow. I love cats, perfect- except for the texture seam along the tail, but Im sure we wont see it on the final image.

skyisnotthelimit

05-19-2006, 03:03 AM

That's a very imaginative piece of work! I have to say it's really a beautiful design, great work on the detail too!

I just have one suggestion maybe the cat statue should have more ornamental carvings just like the building so they match each other more a little. Well, they look good just the way they are now, though.

Hello, sorry for a slow progress, didn't expect I won't have time sooo much this time, anyway made the sky. I used four photos to make it, then did some manual tweaking, need to hurry up. Also finished my upper ring in the sky, and the collumns with ornaments, also I've almost completed my building (I call it "the gate") so I'll make some renders in time and post them here before the original size render...

CryingHorn

05-20-2006, 08:37 PM

Sathe Thanks, yeah the panthers should look like that in the final too

MattGyver Hey man how are you, sorry that you won't be able to finish this challenge, for me this challenge is very difficult too, because I have a lot of problems eather :( anyway good luck, see you soon friend :thumbsup:

rasamaya Oh yes that seam is just temporal :) thanks for kind words and support

skyisnotthelimit Thanks, yeah I was thinking about that too, you are very right, but I've
made some test and those ornaments just doesn't fit anywhere around those panthers. I'll think about that if I'll have time.

Riddick Thanks, good luck to you too :scream:

Gunilla

05-21-2006, 05:54 PM

Nice update - your design is beautiful as always! You need to hurry now, I'd really like to see this finished :bounce:

CryingHorn

05-22-2006, 12:52 PM

Hi Gunilla, thanks for dropping by :) . yeah I'm in hurry now :surprised but almost everything is completed, just omptimizing everything for 4000x2560 :cry:

Well.....i find it REALLY one of the best work here....And im talking to the image at this point.
Im very curious to see the finale.Still...great image.

-OZ-

Alphajet83

05-26-2006, 03:49 PM

Superb. The architecture is beautiful. I think there's too much bump on the statues. Or maybe the texture is not tiled enough.
When I watch your sketch, I think it was a good idea to put a red light behind the building, it was adding something that made you nearer from the subject, as if the 2 charcaters were really going on a journey to discover a strange and maybe dangerous building... But in the last picture, it looks like they're just going to visit a museum, not leaving for a long journey...
Good work anyway, one of my favourite pictures.

CryingHorn

05-26-2006, 04:34 PM

komsa good luck to you too man :thumbsup: and thanks

alvin_cgi yeah, can't wait to show the whole image :)

OZ thanks, hope I won't let you down

Alphajet83 Yeah you are right, this is displacement it actually distracts me too, I'll see what I can do
About the concept, well I changed my mind, I want it look more euphorical, but I agree that entrance looks empty, I'll fix that...
But in the last picture, it looks like they're just going to visit a museum, not leaving for a long journey...
Good work anyway, one of my favourite pictures.

I think the upper part of image will change that feeling. :) Thanks for your opinions :bounce:

ilusiondigital

05-26-2006, 04:47 PM

Just great, but i think the bump map in the jaguars is too strong. A bump map more discreet and will be outstanding

It’s difficult to walk the path when you don’t know where it leads to and it’s even more difficult when no one knows… But we did and we found it, even though everyone thought we were chasing the illusion. We went through so much, but it was worth it. Now I feel like I want to laugh, because, honestly, I was starting to doubt about all this myself... And here it is, just in front of our eyes. This is no paradise, because we’re not dead, this is our attained merit and it’s just about to begin…

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I want to thank all of you who gave me support this challenge, this includes:

And all others who watched and were interested, I hope you we'll like it.

Additional credit goes to music albums Ulrich Shnauss - Strangely isolated place and Slowdive - Catch the breeze which were quite often listened while making this image

See you all next time, Thank you and good luck to you all.

monsitj

05-27-2006, 05:40 PM

congratulation for finalimage! you done very great image! I alway like the pattern in your work , flow curve element in the image and great sense of scale is awesome!
my favourite of this challenge man! good luck and see you in the next one !:thumbsup:

Maxter

05-27-2006, 07:40 PM

Fantastic work... great structures design, i like your style:thumbsup:
Congratulations!!:applause:

DaddyMack

05-27-2006, 07:53 PM

Such a cold palette this time 'round mate and I think it deepens the sense of scale and intensifies the 'feel' of this piece...:buttrock: Stunningly detailed and presented work as always and for me this one achieves a real otherworldly mysticism that I've only ever seen you touch on lightly in previous challenges...

Rock on!

JurajMolcak

05-27-2006, 08:26 PM

Even if your image is vertically oriented it looks very cinematic to me. Like image from huge fantasy movie... just great. Love your monotoned colorz. Good luck :thumbsup:

Tremoside

05-27-2006, 10:35 PM

Whoooa Andrius,

It's very-very nice!! Probably you know am an industrial designer student. I seen many forms sculptures shapes. Your sense to these are .... talented you are! :bowdown: Maybe you shoud go to create your designs in stone, marble or molded metal. If you didn't till this day. What a scenery also! i feel myself so small in front of this. Honestly it's a masterpiece. Now time to save your workflow. Hope see ya next time too! best luck for judging, i really hope you will be chosen!

Bests,
Mark

Climax

05-27-2006, 11:30 PM

Great image! I like the huge lions, great job pal and good luck!

makaron

05-27-2006, 11:31 PM

very nice... a real treat :bounce:

mmoir

05-28-2006, 12:57 AM

Hey Andrius,

Very impressive image :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: . The sky and the top part of the image is wonderful. Great job and good luck.

glenn23

05-28-2006, 01:20 AM

Incredible! Epic!

Tremoside is right. You have a rare talent for architectural forms. Great job.

Riddick

05-28-2006, 09:52 AM

Thank you for your comment!
The final picture is great!
I really love the design and the size of each elements!

lilCara

05-28-2006, 11:55 AM

As it was said before, great sense of scale! Trully breathtaking! Impressive details and architectural flow!

Although many may disagree, I think a wider range of colors wouldn't have hurt. Other than that, congratulations... and good luck!

Greatto

05-28-2006, 04:32 PM

Congrats! I love the scale of this image :)
Great Compositing.
Good LUCK in judging :)

oceanbluesky

05-28-2006, 05:10 PM

Wow Andrius! Congratulations upon completing such a wonderful just beautiful -- gorgeous image! Your texturing on the stonework really worked out well! Absolutely magnificent! Love the sense of depth and fragility, along with your attention to details.

Best of luck with the judges! Cheers!

MattGyver

05-29-2006, 03:30 AM

:applause: What else can I say?

hhssuu

05-29-2006, 04:14 AM

Congrats man! Nice final, you've pulled out some wicked designs in your image, amazing details too. I like the mystery element in your image. Congrats again on your completion and good luck with voting!!

KOryH

05-29-2006, 05:32 AM

Very nice.
Crisp and Clean. I really like the subtle grey colors.
and the design is great.
Best of luck.

Gunilla

05-29-2006, 06:55 AM

Wow, Andrius! The final turned out fantastic! I agree with Tremo - your design skills are amazing. Congrats and good luck for the judging :)

CryingHorn

05-30-2006, 11:31 PM

monsitj thanks man, I feel very happy to hear that from you. Your'e always my favorite, your works are always gets my respect :bowdown:. Can't promise I'll be in the next one though but time will show, good luck to you too friend :D

Maxter Thanks Fabio, glad you liked it

DaddyMack Thank you for your kind words Robert, when I get the concept in my mind the overal mood is a discovery to me either (btw I've missed that dog avatar of yours :D, hope I'll see it someday )

Qweron Yeah, in movies you can often notice one dominating color, sometimes you don't even notice that a picture has almost one color with it's different value and you still think that you are watching it in "color". Good luck to you too.

Tremoside Mark, thank you for your heartfull post, it really means a lot to me . I want to say that even I take myself into 3d primarly, I'm actually very interested in all types of "art making". I'd really like to try to make something out of stone, wood, clay, metal and etc, I would really like to learn paint with real oil canvas, ink... I hope I'll have an opportunity and time to try all this (I know I will...), cause that's really interesting. Best of luck to you too, I know you'll be picked :beer:

Climax Thanks Omar, I like your entrys too, esp the 2d, good luck to you too mate

makaron Thanks Mona, nice to hear that

glenn23 Hey glenn thanks. Btw, I visited your site some time ago and noticed in your experience field tigers sculptures in Detroit Tigers Stadium, I was a bit surprised, I'd really like to see them, I believe it's awesome when you make something very big, you can really proud of that.

Riddick Thanks man, happy for that...

lilCara Yeah maybe you'r right, didn't have much time to experiment, but I'm satisfied with my color scheme, I find it interesting, thanks for your kind opinion

Greatto Thanks Timur, Good luck to you too!

oceanbluesky, thanks pal, thanks for your support during this challenge, I'm glad that you like it, good luck to you too Eric! :bounce: